The moment Eve bit into the apple, her eyes opened and she became free. She exposed the truth of what every woman knows: to find our sovereign voice often requires a betrayal. Terry Tempest Williams More Quotes by Terry Tempest Williams More Quotes From Terry Tempest Williams Even as a woman who has a voice in the world, I struggle to find it, to use it, to keep it, to stretch it, to take risks with my words. And I don't think I'm alone. I think the most powerful women among us struggle with how to use their voice. Because I think what every woman knows, is that when she speaks her truth she is at risk - whether it's Hillary Clinton or a rural woman in Rwanda. Terry Tempest Williams powerfulstrugglethinking Tortoise steps, slow steps, four steps like a tank with a tail dragging in the sand. Tortoise steps, land based, land locked, dusty like the desert tortoise herself, fenced in, a prisoner on her own reservation -- teaching us the slow art of revolutionary patience. Terry Tempest Williams landteachingart Story is a sacred visualization, a way of echoing experience. Terry Tempest Williams sacredstoriesway When I said, "I am my mother, but I'm not," I was saying my path would be my own. Terry Tempest Williams pathwould-bemother Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision. Terry Tempest Williams visioncuttingglasses The time had come to protest with the heart, that to deny one's genealogy with the earth was to commit treason against one's soul. Terry Tempest Williams soulearthheart Our correspondences have wings - paper birds that fly from my house to yours - flocks of ideas crisscrossing the country. Once opened, a connection is made. We are not alone in the world. Terry Tempest Williams wingscountryideas This is an incredibly creative time. It is a difficult time. It is a disparaging time. A time of cultural and global transitions based on the realization that the Earth cannot support nonsustainable practices anymore. I believe capitalism will eventually be replaced by a communitarian ethic where the rights and care of all beings will be taken into consideration, not just the greed of a corporate few. Terry Tempest Williams supporttakenbelieve I don't think there is anything as powerful as an active heart. They do not fear the wisdom of emotion, but embody it. They know how to listen. They are polite when they need to be and unyielding when necessary. They remain open, even as they push boundaries and inhabit the margins, understanding eventually, the margins will move toward the center. They are tenacious, informed, patient, and impatient, at once. They do not shy away from what is difficult. They refuse to accept the unacceptable. The most effective activists I know are in love with the world. Terry Tempest Williams powerfulheartmoving CONVERSATION is the vehicle for change. Terry Tempest Williams vehicleconversation WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt? Terry Tempest Williams shameguiltdoubt Beauty is transformed over time, and not without destruction. Terry Tempest Williams transformeddestruction I accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are sacred. Terry Tempest Williams sacredvegetablesanimal I will never be able to say what is in my heart because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned. Terry Tempest Williams failingableheart My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty. Terry Tempest Williams bornvoicefields When one woman doesn't speak, other women get hurt. Terry Tempest Williams one-womanspeakhurt If so, then it was also here where I came to know I can survive what hurts. I believed in my capacity to stand back up and run into the waves again and again, no matter the risk. Terry Tempest Williams riskhurtrunning When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship. Terry Tempest Williams censorshipsilencechoices How do we remain faithful to our own spiritual imagination and not betray what we know in our own bodies? The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Terry Tempest Williams faithfulimaginationspiritual There is no one true church, no one chosen people. Terry Tempest Williams chosenchurchpeople
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